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16th Century Portraits

Historical portraits from the 16th to 18th centuries, featuring richly dressed individuals and showcasing the craftsmanship of the period.

Portrait of the King Charles VII of France by Fouquet, Jean (1420_1481) / Louvre, Paris / 1445-1450 / France / Tempera on panel / Portrait / 85x70 / Renaissance
Portrait of the King Charles VII of France by Fouquet, Jean (1420_1481) / Louvre, Paris / 1445-1450 / France / Tempera on panel / Portrait / 85x70 / Renaissance
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JAKOB FUGGER (JAKOB I) German founder of the Fugger firm (financiers and merchants in Augsburg, Germany). Date: - 1469
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The chief of the tribe of Sta. Christina encountered by Cook on his second voyage. Engraving by J. Hall after W. Hodges, 1 February 1777.
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Oriental carpets more than two centuries old have rarely survived and are rarely represented in Islamic Art since Sunni Islam (and to a lesser extent Shia) eschews representational art in favour of precisely the repetetive geometric symbols and arabesques found, for example, in oriental carpets. This means that most examples of 17th century and earlier oriental carpets, mainly produced in Muslim lands, are only to be found in paintings from Christian lands where rich oriental carpets were associated with wealth, power and taste. Such carpets featured as an important decorative feature in paintings from the 14th century onwards, leading to the dichotomy that there are more depictions of oriental carpets produced before the 17th century in European paintings than there are actual oriental carpets surviving from the same period. Because of this European paintings have proved an invaluable source of reference for the study of the history of carpetmaking and carpets.
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Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Italian poet. Engraving by Pannemaker. Coloured.
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EDWARD V (1470-83) king of England 1483, son of Edward IV and one of the little 'Princes in the Tower';with younger brother imprisoned in Tower by Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III) where died, perhaps murdered.
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Portrait of an Old Man. Artist: Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465-died 1494 Bruges). Dimensions: Overall 10 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (26.4 x 19.4 cm); painted surface 10 x 7 1/4 in. (25.4 x 18.4 cm). Date: ca. 1475.This sympathetic portrayal of an elderly man once formed a diptych with a portrait of an old woman (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Unlike the devotional portraits of Tommaso and Maria Portinari displayed nearby, the purpose here is entirely secular. Memling depicts his sitter with hands folded and resting gently on a ledge, not joined in prayer. This portrait and its pendant were created to preserve the appearances of the sitters as they neared the end of their lives, a function of portraiture that became increasingly popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Dante Alighieri, (born 29 May 1265 in Florence, died 14 September 1321 in Ravenna) was an Italian poet and philosopher, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction
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Snuffbox with portraits of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and presentation inscription 1805-6 I. A. (unidentified) The portraits are of Henry VIII (b. 1491, 4. 1507, d. 1547) and his second wife, Anne Boleyn (1507-1536), mother of Elizabeth I of England.. Snuffbox with portraits of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and presentation inscription. British, London. 1805-6. Red and yellow gold; enamel. Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
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John Colet 1467 to 1519 Dean of the St. Pauls Cathedral and Gruender of St. Paul's School London, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated,
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Basilicata Matera Matera Duomo84. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture (1268-70). Post-medieval: Architectural sculpture; interior remodelled in 1627 and in 1776 includes sculpture, painting, frescoes, choir stall German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Antonello da Messina (Messina 1430 - Messina 1479). Ritratto duomo ( also said Ritratto Trivulzio) 1476. oil on poplar panel cm 37,4x29,5.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 'Man Yawning', c1545-1569. Part of the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
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Mantegna ritratto d'uomo washington Portrait of a Man
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Vitaliano Borromeo, by Perab÷ Giovanni Battista, 18th Century, oil on canvas, cm 210 x 120
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Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited according to a painting by Albrecht Dürer, 1518 Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited according to a painting by Albrecht Dürer, 1518 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911349
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Self-portrait, 1525-1530, by Lucas van Leyden (1494ca- 1533), oil on oak panel, 29x21 cm.
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Cariani, Italian (1485-1490-1547 or after), Portrait of a Man with a Dog, c. 1520, oil on canvas
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ROQUE, San. Escultura de madera. Detalle. Museo Diocesano (Convento de Regina Coeli). Santillana del Mar. Cantabria. España.
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Dürer, Albrecht.
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RETRATO DESCONOCIDO - CERAMICA VIDRIADA - SIGLO XV/XVI. Author: ANDREA DELLA ROBBIA (1435-1525). Location: MUSEO DEL BARGELLO. Florenz. ITALIA.
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. Fragments in stained glass of head, hands and clothing presenting together John the Baptist.
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England, Dorset. Athelhampton House - stern faced Queen Victoria overlooks Athelhampton House. It is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls, water features and secluded courts.
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Geoffrey Chaucer, English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat, (1903). Artist: George Frampton.
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Mathematician preparing tools by Pietro Paolini, Oil on canvas, 1603-1682, Private Collection, 87, 3x66, 5
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Portrait of Lieuwe van Aitzema, draughtsman: John Faber (I), 1660 - 1721, parchment (animal material), pen, h 115 mm × w 105 mm, d 70 mm
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Double portrait of musicians by Passerotti, Bartolomeo (1529-1592) Musei Capitolini, Rome 1579 Oil on canvas 73x59 Italy, Bolognese School Renaissance Portrait,Genre Painting
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Portret trumienny Zygmunta Tarly Coffin portrait of Zygmunt Tarlo. Date/Period: End of 17th ca. Painting. Height: 330 mm (12.99 in); Width: 440 mm (17.32 in). Author: Unknown Polish artist.
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Michel Ney , Percier, Thomire a.o.
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Vallambrosano Portrait, Perugino, Il, .